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Ivy

Ivy Definition Ivy, an evergreen climbing plant up to 20 m high, is native to Europe. It grows and clings to trees, shrubs or walls by means of its adhesive roots.The leaf dimorphism is special: all leaves are evergreen. The sterile twigs bear dark green, three- to five-angled lobed leaves with c...

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